The mark consists of a shield having a blue outline bracketed at the bottom and both sides of the shield by red laurels, a red stylized cross disposed above a depiction of an open book in blue, with the book set within a red frame, set within the shield, the literal element "KERN RESOURCE CENTER" disposed in the upper portion of the shield, with "Kern" in red letters and "Resource Center" in blue letters, with a red banner dissecting the lower portion of the shield, the literal element EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE BOX contained within the banner in white letters, the white background is not a feature of the mark.